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Indianapolis CIO Community
Join a powerful network of peers
Connect with a local community of like-minded peers who share similar challenges and priorities. Access the collective expertise of CIOs from diverse experiences, backgrounds and industries. Members of the community come together several times a year to connect with each other, exchange ideas and experiences, and validate strategies and solutions.
Join your local community for exclusive access to:
Programs
Participate in year-round gatherings with your local peer group featuring unparalleled opportunities for collaboration, in-depth discussions and networking.
Insights
Exchange peer-validated strategies, solutions and partners, and access exclusive community insights to learn how other CIOs approach similar challenges.
Connections
Make new connections, enhance your career through an exclusive network, and build lasting relationships with peers.
Join your peers to discuss the most critical issues impacting CIOs today.
- Mastering the art of change and adaptability
- Accelerating high growth and a data-first mindset
- Empowering talent, protecting the enterprise
Indianapolis CIO Governing Body
A regional Governing Body leads the Indianapolis CIO community, shaping the topics and agendas for your local programs and ensuring that all content is driven by CIOs, for CIOs.
Co-Chairs
Brett Flora
Elwood Staffing
Chief Technology Officer
Leon Ravenna
KAR Global
CISO
Nirav Shah
Republic Airways
Chief Information Officer
Dustin Wilcox
Elevance Health
CISO
Members
Pradeep Atluri
Badger Daylighting
CIO - Vice President Information Strategy & Technology
Tracy Barnes
State of Indiana
Chief Information Officer
Ted Cotterill
State of Indiana
Chief Privacy Officer
Andy Dalton
CREA
CIO, Managing Director
Chris Dawson
FHLBank Indianapolis
SVP & CIO
Jeff Dodson
UnitedHealthcare
Chief Information Officer (UHOne)
Jason Duigou
Medxcel
Chief Information Officer
Mike Easley
American Senior Communities
CIO
Debbie Garrison
Berry Global
Executive Vice President Chief Information Officer
Brian Gray
MedPro Group
VP & CIO
Ashwini Hassija
Elevance Health
VP, IT Federal Employee Program
Chris Henderson
State of Indiana
Deputy CTO
Ben Jones
Hello Nature
CIO
James Jordan
Burwood Group
VP, Healthcare
Glenn Keller
Countrymark
Director Information Technology
Jared Linder
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
CIO
Michael Loggins
SMC Corporation of America
Global Vice President of IT
Jose Martinez
OneAmerica
Chief Information Officer
Mike Mead
CNO Financial Group
SVP, CIO
Dean Ranalli
Allison Transmission
VP & CIO
Leslie Sequeira
Patrick Industries, Inc.
CIO
Carol Smith
DePauw
CIO
Sandy Smith
Kimball Electronics
VP, IT
Jay Stanley
Heartland Food Corp.
VP of IT
Gregory Tipton
Haynes International
Vice President of IT and CIO
Stephen Todd
BraunAbility
Vice President - Global Information Technology (CIO)
Brian Williams
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
Chief Digital Officer, Global Healthcare and Lifesciences Consulting Leader
Peter Williams
Butler University
CIO
Marc Yoder
Anchor Hocking
CIO
"This event is a must-attend for all IT professionals – to network and knowledge-share with others in the industry.”
Michael Smith, CIO
The Estee Lauder Companies
"This is an efficient way to get exposure to what is really going on in the local IT community to validate or dispute what your current strategies are.”
Bill Fortwangler, CIO
Dollar Bank
“Relevant topics, great networking opportunities and valuable discussions.”
Eelko van Leeuwen, Global cio
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Upcoming Programs
IN-PERSON
September 13 - 15, 2023 | 3 days
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Global CIO Executive Summit
Four Seasons Nashville
A summit for CIOs with global responsibilities to come together and discuss challenges unique to global operations.
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IN-PERSON
October, 2023 | 1 day
Indianapolis CIO Executive Summit
Walk away from this peer-led program with new connections and with actionable insights.
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PAST PROGRAMS
Indianapolis CIO Executive Summit - 11/30/2022
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 09/21/2022
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Boardroom - 04/21/2022
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/24/2022
Indianapolis CIO Executive Summit - 11/16/2021
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 06/24/2021
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Boardroom - 04/29/2021
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Town Hall - 03/18/2021
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Boardroom - 02/17/2021
Indianapolis CIO Virtual Executive Summit - 12/15/2020
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Content from your CIO peers
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
TOWN HALL INSIGHTS | DECEMBER 1, 2022
Inspiring Data Curiosity & Confidence
Data governance is often at odds with data curiosity, stifling the ability to develop a data-driven culture. How can CIOs and CISOs strike a balance between protecting data and encouraging data curiosity? CIOs and CISOs in the St. Louis community recently discussed their role in sparking data curiosity in secure ways – these are their takeaways.
READ ARTICLEINFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
INFOGRAPHIC | NOVEMBER 15, 2022
C-Suite Community Pulse on the State of the Economy and Its Impact on Your Business
Despite working through economic factors across the board, C-level executives have a positive outlook for their organizations in 2023. We asked C-level executives across Evanta communities about the state of the economy – here is what 600 leaders told us about economic factors and their impact on their outlook.
VIEW RESULTSBLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
BLOG | NOVEMBER 14, 2022
CIOs and the State of the Economy
We asked CIOs in our community pulse survey how the state of the economy is impacting their business – here are 5 key findings from 200 CIOs who participated.
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Global Thought Leaders
